Ibrahim Hegazy: Witness to a near-miraculous feat (1 of 5)
For Egypt, this month October 2023 marks a very special anniversary: 50 years on the war that saw the Egyptian ...
Tag: Youssef Sidhom
Operation 2024 to do away with Sisi
The upcoming presidential election in 2024 has been the topic of wide political controversy in Egypt, an admittedly positive feature ...
Well done Cairo University
During the last two weeks, news have circulated about significant change in the field of engineering education in Egypt. Professor ...
BRICS in eyes of the world
BRICS is an international grouping that includes five countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It was established in ...
Who takes charge of leading this nation?
Egypt’s 2024 presidential election is obviously the main concern of Egyptians today; talk about the topic dominates social media. Especially ...
Donald Trump on LGBT: Living up to his words
Throughout the last few months, I have repeatedly written about the immoral assault against the family in the West. That ...
Montazah Palace and Gardens: So this is development!
Is it the destiny of my generation to confine ourselves to memories of the good old days, so that we ...
Paper journalism: Between a rock and a hard place
Three weeks ago, I wrote about the challenges facing paper journalism in light of shrinking revenues and exacerbating expenses. While ...
Egypt recovers lost treasures
This Watani issue of 6 August 2023 carries a significant story titled: “Egypt’s rare heritage … still an open file”. ...
Amid its crisis, Watani sees: Overwhelming encouragement
Under the title “End of print journalism: The inevitable”, I wrote last week about the economic burden shouldered by Watani ...
End of print journalism: The inevitable
Six weeks ago, on 11 June, I wrote under the title “E-papers shoulder debt of print papers?”, reviewing both the ...
One root, same fruit
Two weeks ago, I wrote in this place reminiscing about the 30 June 2013 Revolution, that massive nationwide public ...
Four months on legalisation of 25th batch of churches: 26th batch approved
On 13 June 2023, Egypt’s official gazette published the Prime Minister’s decision approving legalisation of the 26th batch of churches ...
10 years on 30 June Revolution: Blessed be Egypt my people
It is my firm, unwavering conviction that Egypt is protected and blessed by the Almighty God. This is a conviction ...
New low in the abyss
Today, I resume tackling the issue of LGBTQ, the endorsement of which goes against our religious and societal values. Yet ...
Watani started as an Egyptian weekly Sunday newspaper published in Cairo. The word Watani is Arabic for “My Homeland”. The paper was founded in 1958 by the prominent Copt Antoun Sidhom (1915 – 1995), who strove for the establishment of a civil, democratic society in Egypt, where all Egyptians would enjoy full citizenship rights regardless of their religious denomination. To this day when Watani is published as a weekly paper and an online news site, the objective remains the same. Those in charge of Watani view this role as a patriotic all-Egyptian vocation. Special attention is given to shedding light on Coptic culture and tradition as authentically Egyptian, this being a topic largely disregarded or little-understood by Egypt’s media. Watani is deeply dedicated to offer its readers high quality, extensive, objective, credible and well-researched media coverage, with special focus on Coptic issues, culture, heritage, and contribution to Egyptian society.
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